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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6954942 | Integrated baby bottle holder, bib, and pillow An integrated baby bottle holder, bib, and pillow to aid infant care givers in conveniently and comfortably feeding suckling infants in any number of environments. A bib contains a central pocket for insertion of a soft pillow, and a baby bottle holder attachment po... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954943 | Neckwear restraining device and method Restraining devices for neck apparel, such as a necktie, for attaching an item of neck apparel in place on the shirt of a person wearing an item of neck apparel are provided, the shirt being of a type having a plurality of buttons spaced along its front. The restrai... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954944 | Air conditioned helmet apparatus A helmet (12) includes a thermoelectric heat pump (14) mounted onto a rear surface of the helmet shell (12) for delivering temperature conditioned air to the interior of the helmet shell. A multi-layer structure (48) on the helmet shell i... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954945 | Article-dropping proof pocket for garments Disclosed is an article-dropping proof pocket for garments, which pocket is capable of preventing small articles from springing out and failing down from the pocket even if a person wearing the garment bends downwardly or moves quickly. The pocket comprises a piece ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954946 | Belts and methods of using belts The present invention relates to belts which are fastenable with one hand and method of using such belts. In an exemplary implementation, a method generally includes anchoring a first end portion of the belt to a belt loop, positioning the belt through the other bel... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954947 | Pluming vent cover A pluming vent cover is described herein which is easily manufactured and adapted to a roof on or off-site. A roof's pluming vent pipe requires a cover for both aesthetics and improved operation. In the preferred embodiment the pluming vent cover comprises an upper ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954948 | Swimming pool cover having built-in drain pump An accessory for a swimming pool includes pool cover means having a top surface, a bottom surface and a peripheral edge wherein the pool cover means is dimensioned to completely span and extend beyond all edges of the swimming pool; motorized water pump means having... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954949 | Playpen with double columns at each corner A playpen with columns comprises a plurality of first corners each having a first bulge and a second bulge, a plurality of second corners each having a first sleeve and a second sleeve, a first rod unit connecting the first corners, a second rod unit connecting the ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954950 | Foldable hanging bed A foldable hanging bed includes a hanging bed fabric, main support tubes, pillar support tubes, pillars tubes, side support tubes, transverse connecting tubes, iron check elements, hanging chain fitting elements, and shoes. The upper portion of each of the main supp... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954951 | Spica cast gurney A gurney is provided for a patient wearing a spica cast with a fixed bar extending between the legs. The gurney includes a base structure, a platform for holding the patient, and a bar support structure coupled to the platform. The platform is coupled to the base st... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954952 | Backboard The present invention relates to a structurally rigid, X-ray translucent backboard for transporting an injured person from the scene of an injury to a treatment center. The backboard comprises a planar top side which contacts the patient and a bottom side forming a ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954953 | Novelty cushion A novelty cushion is disclosed including a plurality of grooves on a first side, a plurality of grooves on a second side, the second side opposite the first side, and wherein the at least two grooves of the plurality of grooves on the first side are substantially pe... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954954 | Infant sleep guard system and method An infant positioning system and method for positioning an infant during sleep. The infant positioning system includes and infant support device and a headgear. The infant support device is configured for receiving the infant, and selectively changing the position o... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954955 | Infant sleep positioner A device for stabilizing the position of an infant while sleeping including a substantially rigid basin assembly having three sides and a base and defining an open end. A basin cover conforms generally to the basin and defines a sleep space, sized and configured for... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954956 | Fire-retardant mattress A fire retardant pillow top mattress has a base which is covered by a fire barrier material. A ticking covers the fire barrier material. Sheets of these combined materials are formed into a top, a bottom and side walls for the mattress, the pillow top and the gusset... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954957 | Air mattress with pillow top An air mattress includes a top; a first fastener member positioned along at least a portion of a side edge of the mattress; a pocket formed on the top by a layer extending along the top and attached along its periphery to the air mattress, at least a portion of the ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954958 | Multi-use broad bladed knife In accordance with the present invention, a multi-use broad bladed knife is provided. The multi-use knife includes a broad blade, such as commonly used to apply spackle to a wall or other surface. The broad blade is attached to a handle, with a striking surface comp... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954959 | Supplemental lift system for an over-the-wing passenger boarding bridge Disclosed is a supplemental lift system for use with an aircraft passenger boarding bridge of a type that includes a tunnel section for being extended over the wing of an aircraft in a cantilever-like fashion. The supplemental lift system is for use in an event that... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954960 | Self-propelled running apparatus for cleaning immersed surface comprising detachable running member(s) A self-propelled running apparatus for cleaning a surface immersed in a liquid, includes a tranverse running member having two ends through which it is mounted rotatable on a frame about a tranverse axis of rotation, a device for driving in rotation the member and a... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954961 | Light emitting toothbrush A light emitting toothbrush is provided that includes three light emitting diodes, each having a different primary color. A battery is provided as a power source, and a control circuit is used to control the diodes. The control circuit is configured to sequentially ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954962 | Multi-scraper structure for cleaning a panel The present invention discloses a multi-scraper structure. A plurality of scrapers is used in a cleaning panel process for repeatedly scraping the remnant contaminants on the surface of the panel. Moreover, a pressure control unit is used for immediately modifying t... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954963 | Lint removal apparatus with pull tab for adhesive coated sheets A pull tab is formed at a separable edge of each of a plurality of individually separable sheets of outwardly faced adhesive tape wound into a roll by a non-adhesive portion carried on the adhesive layer of the tape to facilitate gripping and removal of an outermost... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954964 | Paint brush scrubber The Paint Brush Scrubber is a two sided device, for left and right handed use. It has a multiple notched scrub board on each side and a semicircular cutout on one edge. It cleans regulator and sponge paint brushes, paint rollers, and paint pad applicators. Can also ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954965 | Forced hot air windshield wiper system Windshield wiper apparatus is provided to substantially increase the amount of heat and the speed with which the heat is delivered to the wiper mechanism and blade to clean the ice and snow accumulation. Hot air is provided from either or both the exhaust system or ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954966 | Cleaner for use in nursing care A cleaner for use in nursing care including: a warm-water tank, a contaminated-water tank, a head assembly which sprays warm water supplied from the warn-water tank, and a suction mechanism which sucks water and contaminants along with air into the contaminated-wate... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954967 | Structure of handgrip and method for fabrication of same New form of handgrip for various home appliances, and method for fabricating the same, including a core 2 with decorative color, and a transparent outer shell 3 for enclosing the core 2, thereby solving problems of the present handgrip of peelin... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954968 | Device for mutually adjusting or fixing part of garments, shoes or other accessories The invention relates to a device (1) for holding together, adjusting, fitting or fastening parts of a garment, shoe or any other accessory. It contains a first part (2) comprising a sheath (3) in which a first magnet or ferromagnetic element ( | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954969 | Reclosable fastener strip A reclosable fastener strip for securing to a film web comprises first and second flangeless, elongated profile strip having a plurality of interlocking hooks, recesses and protuberances. Each hook, as extruded, has a half arrowhead-shaped tip, a concave or partial-... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954970 | Insertion apparatus for attaching sliders onto zipper bags and film A slider (10), a slider insertion apparatus (50) and a method for inserting the slider (10) on an interlocked fastener or zipper (25) of a reclosable bag (44). A loading rack (58, 72) feeds individual sliders (10) to ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954971 | Method for simultaneously making a plurality of acoustic signal sensor elements A fetal heart monitoring system preferably comprising a backing plate having a generally concave front surface and a generally convex back surface, and at least one sensor element attached to the concave front surface for acquiring acoustic fetal heart signals produ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954972 | Installation tool An apparatus for and method of inserting, retaining, protecting, and positioning a bearing (101) or other parts of similar construction or manufacture includes an installation tool (300) that utilizes a saddle (301) capable of seating the bearin... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954973 | Assembly system and method for installing a roof module into a vehicle body An assembly system for automatic installation of a roof module in a vehicle body comprises an adhesive bonding station, in which a cylindrical dose of adhesive is applied to the inside of the roof module, and an assembly robot, whereby the roof module is then insert... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954974 | Method of constructing a rail track on a concrete slab and a temporary tie plate for use in the method In a method of constructing a rail track on a concrete slab, the concrete slab is poured around anchor members for fixing tie plates supporting the rails of the rail track. The method includes the following steps: suspending the rails premounted on their tie plates ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954975 | Mat Ramp Securement A ramp member is provided for attachment with an edge of a floor mat to facilitate transportation of an object from a floor to an upper surface of the mat. A tab is provided which extends from the ramp member and defines a plane. Two projections extend from the plan... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954976 | Method of installing a fastener The present invention relates to an improved die member, panel and fastener assembly and method for installing a fastener into a panel. The die member has a pair of opposed clinching lips protruding from an end face. The opposed clinching lips have a contact face th... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954977 | Circumferential ablation device assembly and methods of use and manufacture providing an ablative circumferential band along an expandable member A medical balloon catheter assembly includes a balloon having a permeable region and a non-permeable region. The balloon is constructed at least in part from a fluid permeable tube such that the permeable region is formed from a porous material which allows a volume... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954978 | Method for reducing corrosion of a head element during the manufacture of a disk drive A method is provided for protecting a head element of a computer disk drive during rework operations by applying thioropolymeric protective coating or film to the head element after the disk drive has been opened. Application of the protective coating is preferably ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954979 | Frame joiner press system A frame joiner press system for efficiently driving a V-nail into two adjacent members of a picture frame. The frame joiner press system includes a base, a plurality of support shafts extending upwardly from the base, a support platform slidably positioned upon the ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954980 | Panel-securing system for various vehicle types A panel-securing system for various vehicle types is provided, in which various clamps and fingers for different panel shapes may be selected for operation by a single cylinder, the amount of space utilized to install the system is minimized, and parts used in the s... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954981 | Wire connection apparatus A wire connection apparatus having a connector holder, a press-contacting device such as a stuffer, and a guide member. The wire connection apparatus has a wire end alignment mechanism which includes a vertical surface of the connector holder, the press-contacting d... | 10/18/2005 |
